Just a Dumb Ranchers Wonderings
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Scary
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/07/18/news/state/18-indicators.txt" >Indicators in some areas have reached record levels</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Veteran Bureau of Land Management fire prevention officer Pat Mullaney figures Eastern Montana is a week to a week and a half from the start of fire season.<br />n<br />nTemperatures are soaring and fuels are drying, he said, and before long, firefighters catching 5-…
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Shade
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/clouds07102007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/clouds07102007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>It's been pretty hot and sunny lately. These clouds were sure nice. Taken 7/10/2007.</center>
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Cheap And Tasty
It appears that the South Korean government is a little out of touch with its people when it comes to US Beef. The Government has been fighting to keep US Beef out for a long time now but the door is finally cracked open and what has happened? The stores <a href="http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200707/200707160009.html">sold out of the…
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Curious
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Yearlings/yearlings07022007?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Yearlings/yearlings07022007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Some yearling replacement heifers trying to figure out what I am doing. I swear i have never had a more curious bunch of cattle before. They rarely ever spook from a person. They are more curious about what you are…
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Another Country Heard From
Karen has finally talked about her thoughts on <a href="http://www.karbonkountymoos.com/2007/07/15/tarred-with-the-same-brush/">losing her cattle to the Federal Government</a>. Most of the points she brings up I raised here in my posts on this issue but I did miss a couple that she brings up.<br />n<br />nYou might remember when the State of Montana was going to <a…
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Ready To Go
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/rig07132007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/misc/rig07132007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>With haying over I finally got the fire fighting rig mounted up. I got it new last year at the end of fire fighting season, what planning, and it has never been used. I would like to keep it that…
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Stacking
<center><a class='serendipity_image_link' href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Farming/stack07122007?full=1'><img width='640' height='480' style="border: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;" src="http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Farming/stack07122007.sized.jpg" alt="" /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Getting the bales stacked. Same type of machine, different people doing the job. It's going to take a few days but the job will get done. If I tried to do it myself I estimate I would be at it…
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COOL
I've been staying out of the recent fray about <acronym title="Country of Origin Labeling">COOL</acronym> being waged by <acronym title="National Cattlemans Beef Association, shills for the big meat packers">NCBA</acronym>, AMI, R-Calf, and <acronym title="United States Cattleman's Association">USCA</acronym>. I've been really busy and haven't wanted to deal with the situation. The law is here and I have…